Gender Masculine Usage Indian, Marathi, Hindi Scripts चंद्रकांत (Marathi), चंद्रकांत, चन्द्रकान्त (Hindi) Meaning & History Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and कान्त (kanta) meaning "desired, beloved". This is another name for the moonstone.